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By Ben Winslow Click here for updates on this story     SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla has an “out of the box” idea, as she describes it, using a lot of boxes the state owns to help solve a child care crisis. She is planning to introduce a bill to

By Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story     SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — A car went airborne in Salt Lake City, crashing into two other vehicles and rolling after a driver fell asleep at the wheel. The incident, which caused “significant” travel issues, happened Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. in the area of

By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — As hundreds of Kapiolani Medical Center nurses prepare to strike, the already struggling health-care industry is bracing for the worst. “Right now it is particularly acute in terms of our census levels,” said Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of the Healthcare

By Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon Health & Science University says it is leading national research efforts to determine the role of respectful maternity care as maternal mortality rates in the U.S. continue to rise. “Rates of maternal death and maternal illness in this country are

By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A civilian-led response team has been launched to help answer 9-1-1 calls involving those in a mental health crisis. According to the unit, it’s the first time in the region behavioral specialists are being sent out to low-level calls without

By Matt Woods Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Two St. Louis-area doctors were indicted on charges accusing them of committing health care fraud and illegally administering ketamine to patients. Dr. Asim Muhammad Ali, 53, and Dr. Mohd Azfar Malik, 70, were indicted on 22 counts related to conspiracies

By Blake Keller and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story     MONITOR TWP., Michigan (WNEM) — A Monitor Township firefighter is back home after being hit by a truck, thrown several feet, and badly injured while trying to help a stranded driver on US-10. Firefighter Jeff Sargeson said he’s lucky he’s able to

By Mark Poulose Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s no secret – the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Miami Dolphins will be dangerously cold. KCTV5′s First Warn 5 meteorologists forecast Saturday’s high to be in the single-digits, with feel-like temperatures below zero degrees for the game’s 7 p.m.

By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department has added a new addition to their team. Their second therapy dog, Hope, joined the force on Monday. Captain Joe Silberman said that he’s excited about adding Hope to their team, and is looking forward to

By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — MANNA FoodBank is introducing a new Food Finder Tool, an online resource that aims to better connect a network of pantries, meal providers and other nonprofits to people facing hunger in the region. The resource is available on the organization’s

By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — News 13 is taking a closer look at Step Up America, the nonprofit tax-exempt 501c-3 with an operating budget in the tens of millions that landed Asheville’s Ramada Inn project — but that failed to execute. Tod Lipka, CEO of

By Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Inside the walls of the historic RCA Studio A, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee introduced a first-of-its-kind bill, that would protect singers and songwriters from artificial intelligence (AI). The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act would prohibit people from using

By Sawyer Buccy Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — You never know where the next great artist might be; maybe they will be from Georgia. Scraplanta is filled with, well, scraps of a little bit of anything an artist, a crafter, might need. The nonprofit is focused on art accessibility

By Atlanta News First staff Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a criminal misconduct complaint against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a top prosecutor working on the DA’s sprawling RICO case against former President Donald Trump. The Republican congresswoman announced on

By Ahniaelyah Spraggs Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Africatown Heritage House in Mobile has received even more national recognition. In a remarkable achievement, Africatown Heritage House has been ranked one of the top 10 best new museums in the United States as per the latest ranking by USA Today.

By David González Click here for updates on this story     CYPRESS, California (KABC) — A cleaning crew helped rescue a woman after a fierce fire erupted at a condo in Cypress on Thursday. Unfortunately, one person was found dead in the blaze. The fire was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. at the Cypress Monterey Condominiums

By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Citronelle woman agreed to plead guilty to a lesser offense last month to avoid a reckless manslaughter trial, but it was hardly an amicable resolution. The emotions inside the Mobile County courtroom were raw as a judge ordered Samantha Powell

By WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An alleged burglar apparently fell asleep on the job and ended up getting caught. According to the Mobile Police Department, officer responded to the Dollar General store at 3251 Old Shell Road at Sidney Phillips Drive regarding a burglary. Officers arriving

By Katherine Dow Click here for updates on this story     WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (CTV Network) — A sliver of a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid has made its way from the stars to a laboratory here in Winnipeg – all part of a NASA space mission to learn about the origins of life on Earth. The sliver is

By Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new report warns of a global backsliding of human rights around the world and says even in Canada, “a range of deeply entrenched challenges remain.” The report, published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday, looked at the state of